Re[2]: [tied] English 'pour'

At 2:56:18 AM on Friday, July 21, 2006, crismoc@...
wrote:

>> Does anyone know the etymology of English "pour", a
>> common verb of mysterious origin?

> It's commonly considered to derive from M.Eng.
> "pouren">Norman French "purer"=to sift, whose etymon is,
> in turn, considered to be Lat. "purare"=to purify (from
> "purus").

The OED(1989) casts considerable doubt on that etymology.

Brian